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  • New Sesame Street Muppet Is Son of Convict

    Sesame Street is tackling another tough social issue with a new character Muppet. The children's TV series is introducing Alex, a Muppet whose father is in jail. Alex is part of Sesame Workshop's online tool kit aimed to help kids understand and cope with parental incarceration. He is also a tool to help caregivers talk about the subject with children. One in 28 American children ...

  • Horse Rescued From Inside Tire

    (WCHS/AP) A horse in Barbour County, West Virginia found itself in "wheel" trouble but police, firefighters and residents pitched in to come to the horse’s rescue. The animal, appropriately named "Rowdy", somehow got stuck in a tire. A police officer spotted the horse and called for help. It took them about 30 minutes, but rescuers were finally able to free the horse. ...

  • Name Of Teen Drowning Victim in Hamilton Is Released

    Investigators released the name of a 15-year-old boy who drown in the Old Miami Erie Canal in Hamilton. William Allen of Hamilton tried to swim across the canal last night-but went under.Emergency crews say Allen ran into trouble around 8 p.m. Tuesday night. Crews searched into early Wednesday morning for Allen before finding his body around 1 a.m..Butler County officials said Allen, another ...

  • Norwood Teen Drowning Victims Mother Gets Support

    The mother of a Norwood teen who drowned in a river while swimming with friends said she is coping with the loss of her only son through prayer and with the support of her son's friends and her church. Otis Andrews, 19, was swept under water last week as he swam in the Little Miami River with five friends. His friends tried to save him. Felicia Watson said she knew her son was going to a ...

  • Mother Of Captivity Suspect Says Allegations Untrue

    ASHLAND, OH - The mother of one of three people arrested for holding a mother and her child captive in a home in a city near Cleveland for two years says the allegations are completely untrue. The suspects allegedly made the woman, who has a cognitive disability and the mental capacity of a 13-14 year old, clean the house, do laundry and yard work while they collected her benefit checks. Federal ...


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  • Rhinegeist Brewery Nears Completion

    A new company helping Over-The-Rhine rewrite its brewing history is almost ready to open.Construction is wrapping up on Rhinegeist brewing in a historic building on Elm near Findlay.It's on the second floor of the former Christian Moerlein bottling plant.Batches of Rhinegeist's first four beers are already brewing.The 25,000 square-foot space includes a tap room that will be ready for ...

  • Two Golf Manor Residents Shot in Their Sleep

    Police say a man and a woman who were shot as they slept in their Golf Manor home early Wednesday morning are expected to survive. But investigators still aren't sure who fired the bullets-or why.Detectives say the bullets came through a sliding glass door and hit the couple as they slept in their home on Canterbury near Hammel.One person was shot in the chest, the other in the leg. But ...

  • Search Is On For Hillsboro Cat Injured By Arrow

    The Humane Society is asking for help to find a cat that's been seen with an arrow through it in Hillsboro.As far as The Humane Society knows, the cat is alive but is running away from people.The SPCA has set up humane traps.They're urging residents to report sightings but not to try and go after the cat for fear it will only scare it.An investigation has also begun to try and ...

  • Teens Body Recovered From Hamilton Canal

    A 15-year-old boy is dead after drowning in the Old Miami Erie Canal in Hamilton. Emergency crews searched into early Wednesday morning for the missing teen before finding his body around 1 a.m..Butler County officials said two teen boys and a teen girl were fishing Tuesday night when they decided to swim across the canal. They said one teen boy got about halfway across and then began to ...

  • Obesity a Disease Says American Medical Association

    The American Medical Association is recognizing obesity as a disease. Dr. Lou Aronne, an obesity specialist at New York Presbyterian Hospital, talks about the significance of this change and what it means for health care costs, awareness and ...

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